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HRID 65419Generated: October 27, 2026

Methanol → Diisopropyl Ether

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant3beta-Tribenzylsilyloxy-7alpha-chloro-5,6beta-epoxy-15beta,16beta-methylene-5beta-androstan-17-oneHCID 88687372—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductDiisopropyl EtherHCID 7914—
Product7alpha-Chloro-5,6beta-epoxy-3beta-hydroxy-15beta,16beta-methylene-5beta-androstan-17-oneHCID 13075966—

Reaction Steps

19 g of 3β-tribenzylsilyloxy-7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is dissolved in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 50 ml of methanol and agitated with 15 ml of 8% sulfuric acid for 2 hours at room temperature. The mixture is thereafter diluted with ether, washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and water, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under vacuum. By trituration of the thus-obtained solid with diisopropyl ether, 8.7 g of 7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-3β-hydroxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is obtained, mp 172° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04614616
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_09
ORD IDord-1b5da12675b84083aa07322770628b90
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_09